Pelargonium aridicola in habitat
A deciduous small geophyte wilh a regular subterranean tuber, 60-140 mm tall when in flower.
P. aridicola occurs in arid or semi-desert environments, hence the specific epithet of ‘dweller in dry places’. It grows in sandy loam or sandy granite soils in direct sunlight or under bushes from Kosies in the Richtersveld in the north to Silverfonlein south-east of Springbok in the south (South Africa). This area receives an average rainfall of 100-200 mm per annum mainly in winter. The flowers appear after the leaves have died.
Concordia, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Pelargonium aridicola in habitat
A deciduous small geophyte wilh a regular subterranean tuber, 60-140 mm tall when in flower.
P. aridicola occurs in arid or semi-desert environments, hence the specific epithet of ‘dweller in dry places’. It grows in sandy loam or sandy granite soils in direct sunlight or under bushes from Kosies in the Richtersveld in the north to Silverfonlein south-east of Springbok in the south (South Africa). This area receives an average rainfall of 100-200 mm per annum mainly in winter. The flowers appear after the leaves have died.
Concordia, Northern Cape, South Africa.